Clinton visit raises concerns
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cook">Cook</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="geo">geo</span>- <span word="political">political</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span> <span word="Forum">Forum</span> <span word="indicates">indicates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>, <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Attending">Attending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forum">forum</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="pivot">pivot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="region">region</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Da">Da</span> <span word="Wei">Wei</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Institutes">Institutes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Contemporary">Contemporary</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Relations">Relations</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> "<span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="power">power</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="multilateral">multilateral</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span>, <span word="Da">Da</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span> 4 <span word="and">and</span> 5, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sino">Sino</span>-<span word="US">US</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>' <span word="engagement">engagement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diaoyu">Diaoyu</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="visits">visits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> - <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="viewed">viewed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="encircling">encircling</span> <span word="China">China</span> - <span word="will">will</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span>, <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cook">Cook</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1974.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="pristine">pristine</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="environments">environments</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dominate">dominate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span> <span word="Forum">Forum</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sidelines">sidelines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="abuzz">abuzz</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="AFP">AFP</span>.</p>
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